The great thing about cooking for friends when they have babies is that I make dishes I might not normally make if I was just cooking for us. Comfort foods....
The Best Slow Cooker Roast Chicken Ever (in my humble opinion of course!) A few weeks back I shared a recipe for a Roasted Butternut Squash, Blue Cheese and (...)
For the first time ever, we hosted our family Christmas gathering in Nashville this year and it was a success! Well, at least I think so. Hopefully the (...)
Meet the Younger Goo Goos: Supreme and Peanut Butter
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I may be stating the obvious, but in case you missed the news, Nashville’s own Goo Goo Cluster Original is turning 100 years young in 2012. In fact, October...
Cornbread vs Beignets. As of last Thursday, that’s what it had come down to in Garden and Gun’s Ultimate Southern Food Bracket. My thoughts? You’ve got to be (...)
Roasted Butternut Squash and Farro with Almonds and Blue Cheese
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After overdosing on cookies and other sweet treats over the holidays, it’s now time for me to do a little detoxing. My body is seriously screaming for (...)
Perhaps it’s not the most beautiful dish in the world. Maybe it doesn’t even sound that interesting. It’s definitely not fancy. But it’s fantastic. Beyond (...)
Yesterday I woke up brainstorming blueberry confections. With an abundance of blueberries in my fridge, I knew I wanted to bake up some special treats, but (...)
A co-worker of mine is currently on a special diet and has been experimenting with several low-carb dishes. One day a few weeks ago, she dropped by my office...
Greetings from beautiful Minneapolis, the City of Lakes! Ah, but of course I won’t actually see any of those lakes while I’m here because this is business (...)
The farm house nashville and blue cheese sausage balls recipe
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The Farm House opened over 2 years ago, and while I often verbally recommend it to people as a great downtown dining destination, for some reason I’ve never (...)
We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day- especially true if you are embarking on a full day of drinking and sunshine, as I was...
image credit: Heidi Ross As I mentioned yesterday, I’m fortunate to be working with the Music City Food + Wine Festival again this year as a local ambassador, (...)
My first taste of Gajar Halwa (translation: Carrot Pudding) came from the lunch buffet at Bombay Bistro in Cool Springs. It was pretty much an earth-shattering (...)
I was planning to blog about a few other things this week but have noticed over the past few days that just about the only thing on most people’s minds...
Along with spring comes one of my favorite vegetables, asparagus! I enjoy eating it very simply prepared–roasted with a little olive oil, garlic salt and (...)
Savory sweet potato gratin with Parmesan and pancetta
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I don’t post recipes nearly as often as I used to, mainly because I don’t experiment in the kitchen too much these days. That’s life with a picky 4 year...
It’s apple picking season and even though I’m not one to go tromping through the orchard for them, I’m more than happy to buy a few at the farmers’ market,...
Sweet Potato, Turkey Bacon, Spinach and Egg Breakfast Bowl
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Sometimes recipes are so simple I don’t even think about sharing them here, but when one comes along that I start making over and over again, I figure I...
Sometimes the best recipes start with one simple ingredient. In this case it was my friend Kathleen’s roasted garlic & basil ricotta. I knew I wanted to use it (...)
